
Purchasing Land? Here’s How to Apply for Loan in Canada
When it comes to purchasing land, time is your friend. Unlike volatile investments such as stocks and bonds, the trajectory of land’s value steadily increases as time passes. And if you find one in a good location and buy it ...

CREB 2021 – Long Service Recognition
Shawn Hansen Awarded In CREB 2021’s Long Service Recognition Calgary, AB – The Calgary Real Estate Board or CREB® awarded Shawn Hansen of Hansen Land Brokers of High River Alberta for his 30 years of long-standing commitment to CREB ...

Summing Up Summer
Summer is over and I don’t even know how it happened. Do you remember, as a kid, when summers lasted an eternity? When every glorious day was a small lifetime and there were so many things you could do? When ...

What You Need to Know About Nature and Land Conservancy
As a highly urbanized nation, Canada is home to rich biodiversity. With rapid development, comes environmental responsibility through conservation. Canada’s beauty lies in its diverse landscapes – metropolitan areas to charming coastal towns, grasslands, and prairies to soaring mountains. No ...

Snag a Good Deal: 5 Tips On How To Buy Commercial Real Estate
If the past year has shown us anything, it’s that commercial real estate can be an excellent investment. The tail end of the pandemic created opportunities for savvy investors to buy low and sell high, and as the world starts ...

Why Start Investing in Farmlands Today?
Your hard-earned money doesn't have to sit in a savings account with a compounded interest of next to nothing. And now, with inflation of 7.6% just last July, it's more important than ever to find a place for your money ...

2021 Apex Award – Producers Club
Shawn Hansen Recognized in RLI’s 2021 APEX Producers Club March 24, 2022 (High River, Alberta) – Shawn Hansen of Hansen Land Brokers Inc. from High River, Alberta has been recognized as a part of the 2021 APEX Producers Club by ...

How Does Land Tax Actually Work In Alberta
In simple terms, land tax or property tax is a tax that you pay on the ownership of property. The amount of tax you pay is based on the value of your property. In Alberta, these properties are taxed based ...

End of Summer Gardening Tips: Preparing Your Fall Garden
Expanding your assets by owning real estate is a strategy we’ve all heard before, but what about investing in a piece of land? It’s not uncommon to hear warnings from our fellows that investing in land might not be worthwhile ...

One Hail of a Storm
Alberta is a haven for storm chasers in the summer months, especially after solstice, as we have some of the most epic hailstorms in the world. Not sure if that’s something to be proud of, but there you have it. ...